Celebrate the Bay Area's rich LGBTQ culture at the annual Giants LGBT Night at Oracle Park. All members of the LGBTQ community, as well as family, friends and organizations are invited to come out and show their pride with the San Francisco Giants.

San Francisco has changed radically since 1970, going from sleepy, artistic backwater to international powerhouse, but one thing remains the same: each June, we celebrate loud and proud. The City by the Bay will host its 49th Pride celebration on Sat., June 29 and Sun., June 30.

This year, Pride Month will mark its 45th anniversary, and to celebrate we're highlighting places of pride. While the Castro is known for its culture of pride in San Francisco, here are locations that extend across the city with significance to LGBT history and culture. Plus, some San Francisco areas that make locals and visitors alike proud of the city.

Cleve Jones has seen and done it all. Having hitchhiked from Phoenix to the gay promised land of San Francisco in 1972, he witnessed the rise of the Castro as a worldwide destination, the life and death of his great friend, Harvey Milk, the decimation of HIV/AIDS, and the birth of marriage equality on the steps of city hall. Despite the accolades, Cleve can be seen hanging out at various spots in the Castro and around the city just like a regular gay guy. GayCities talked to San Francisco's patron saint of the movement about his love for his hometown and where he plans to hang out this Pride season.

Brian "Chickpea" Busta was a Community Grand Marshal for the 2018 San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration. Get his thoughts on how to best enjoy the city, Pride, and more.